Part A
Throughout the Great Depression, people often had to experience difficult and dangerous work, which is described by Chris Thorsten. He was an iron worker who got hurt when he got squeezed between a crane. He broke his collar bone, all his ribs, and 3 vertebrae. Another example of the danger was how in stonesheds, many people ended up dying because of the silica. Mr. Garavelli was lucky enough to not have to mine any silica and spent his days mining granite, but he got out of the mine each day with his life. In addition, while some people were fired or laid off from their jobs during the depression, others kept their jobs and stayed there for years after. Workers unions started to form as well. Alice Caudle worked in a cotton mill and was very good at what she did. She mentions that if she had been a man, she would have gone far in life. Anna Novak had worked in the stockyards. She mentioned how when the union started to form, her workplace started to change more dramatically. They used to have to buy the foremen presents on the holidays, but when the union came, they didn't have to. Furthermore, Jim Cole had worked in a meat packing house in the part where they cut up the beef for 20 years. He had wanted to join the union, but since he was African-American, they wouldn't let him. Finally, Irving Fajans was part of the union for department store workers. Along with his coworkers, he left leaflets for the union scattered around the shop, but did this secretly because the boss would fire anyone who was caught doing it. The Great Depression was known for it's economic downturn. When a man at Colonial Park was asked if he thought rich people and poor people had anything in common, he said that God made them equally, but the only thing they had in common was that they breathed the same air. Bernice, along with many other people, often tried their best to make money and survive. She had rented out parts of her apartment for "Rent-Parties" in an attempt to make more money after her husband left her with no job. Also, Clyde "Kingfish" Smith tried singing while he was working to encourage people to buy his goods. He said that he sang to make the mood better, but he also sang about how he sold fish for 5 cents a pound. This encouraged people to buy more of it. Some people also just continued living like normal, and the didn't let the downsides of the Depression get the better of them. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Miller had to do men's work by cutting up a hog, Mrs. Marie Haggerty continued to work as a maid although she had to work harder to prove that she should keep the job, and Mrs. Mayme Reese continued to get together with her friends and had "quilting parties" where they all made quilts and entered them in the county fair. A man at Eddie's Bar was asked if he liked living in New York City, and he said that he was part of the city, but it had yet to become a part of his life. All of these interviews represent the tough times experienced throughout the Great Depression and how everyone had to do their best to survive.
PartB First Interview 1. Who is the person being interviewed? Jesse Owens 2. What is his title or position? Mister 3. What is his race, gender, and age? He is a male African-American who was 26 years old. 4. Where is the Interview taking place? Macon County, Ohio 5. What is the date of the interview? April 22, 1939 6. Who is the interviewer? Rhussus L. Perry
Second Interview 1. Who is the person being interviewed? Peter McDonald 2. What is his title or position? Mister 3. What is his race, gender, and age? He is a man. His race and age are unspecified. 4. Where is the Interview taking place? Mobile, Alabama 5. What is the date of the interview? October 7, 1938 6. Who is the interviewer? Helen S. Hartley
The first interview was about Jesse Owens. He was an Olympic Winner who was named the fastest man in the world at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He was an African-American man who was 26 at the time of the interview. He lived in Cleaveland, Ohio. The interview was conducted by Rhussus L. Perry on April 22, 1939 in Macon County, Ohio. The interview focused on Owens' exploits during the Olympics of 1936, in which he won 4 gold medals after defeating the German runner. The second interview was about a man named Peter McDonald. His race and age were unspecified. The interview was conducted by Helen S. Hartley on October 7, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama. He went to Spring Hill College, and then eventually went to another college in Louisianna 5 years later. He had grown up without a mother, and his father died during his last year in college. He lived with his aunt and they were both very religious. At the time of the interview, he was delivering bread.
Throughout the Great Depression, people often had to experience difficult and dangerous work, which is described by Chris Thorsten. He was an iron worker who got hurt when he got squeezed between a crane. He broke his collar bone, all his ribs, and 3 vertebrae. Another example of the danger was how in stonesheds, many people ended up dying because of the silica. Mr. Garavelli was lucky enough to not have to mine any silica and spent his days mining granite, but he got out of the mine each day with his life. In addition, while some people were fired or laid off from their jobs during the depression, others kept their jobs and stayed there for years after. Workers unions started to form as well. Alice Caudle worked in a cotton mill and was very good at what she did. She mentions that if she had been a man, she would have gone far in life. Anna Novak had worked in the stockyards. She mentioned how when the union started to form, her workplace started to change more dramatically. They used to have to buy the foremen presents on the holidays, but when the union came, they didn't have to. Furthermore, Jim Cole had worked in a meat packing house in the part where they cut up the beef for 20 years. He had wanted to join the union, but since he was African-American, they wouldn't let him. Finally, Irving Fajans was part of the union for department store workers. Along with his coworkers, he left leaflets for the union scattered around the shop, but did this secretly because the boss would fire anyone who was caught doing it. The Great Depression was known for it's economic downturn. When a man at Colonial Park was asked if he thought rich people and poor people had anything in common, he said that God made them equally, but the only thing they had in common was that they breathed the same air. Bernice, along with many other people, often tried their best to make money and survive. She had rented out parts of her apartment for "Rent-Parties" in an attempt to make more money after her husband left her with no job. Also, Clyde "Kingfish" Smith tried singing while he was working to encourage people to buy his goods. He said that he sang to make the mood better, but he also sang about how he sold fish for 5 cents a pound. This encouraged people to buy more of it. Some people also just continued living like normal, and the didn't let the downsides of the Depression get the better of them. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Miller had to do men's work by cutting up a hog, Mrs. Marie Haggerty continued to work as a maid although she had to work harder to prove that she should keep the job, and Mrs. Mayme Reese continued to get together with her friends and had "quilting parties" where they all made quilts and entered them in the county fair. A man at Eddie's Bar was asked if he liked living in New York City, and he said that he was part of the city, but it had yet to become a part of his life. All of these interviews represent the tough times experienced throughout the Great Depression and how everyone had to do their best to survive.
Part B
First Interview
1. Who is the person being interviewed? Jesse Owens
2. What is his title or position? Mister
3. What is his race, gender, and age? He is a male African-American who was 26 years old.
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Macon County, Ohio
5. What is the date of the interview? April 22, 1939
6. Who is the interviewer? Rhussus L. Perry
Second Interview
1. Who is the person being interviewed? Peter McDonald
2. What is his title or position? Mister
3. What is his race, gender, and age? He is a man. His race and age are unspecified.
4. Where is the Interview taking place? Mobile, Alabama
5. What is the date of the interview? October 7, 1938
6. Who is the interviewer? Helen S. Hartley
The first interview was about Jesse Owens. He was an Olympic Winner who was named the fastest man in the world at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He was an African-American man who was 26 at the time of the interview. He lived in Cleaveland, Ohio. The interview was conducted by Rhussus L. Perry on April 22, 1939 in Macon County, Ohio. The interview focused on Owens' exploits during the Olympics of 1936, in which he won 4 gold medals after defeating the German runner. The second interview was about a man named Peter McDonald. His race and age were unspecified. The interview was conducted by Helen S. Hartley on October 7, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama. He went to Spring Hill College, and then eventually went to another college in Louisianna 5 years later. He had grown up without a mother, and his father died during his last year in college. He lived with his aunt and they were both very religious. At the time of the interview, he was delivering bread.